The 53rd USSR Weightlifting Championship was held from April 21 to 26, 1978 in Kiev ( Ukrainian SSR ). 176 athletes took part in it, who were divided into 10 weight categories and competed in biathlon ( jerk and push ).
Medalists
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Up to 52 kg | Kanybek Osmonaliev "Petrel" Frunze | 235 kg (100 + 135) | Adam Gnatov Armed Forces of Lviv | 227.5 kg (97.5 + 130) | Sergey Katrush "Labor" Volgograd | 217.5 kg (95 + 122.5) |
| Up to 56 kg | Dmitry Pospelov Armed Forces Gorky | 252.5 kg (110 + 142.5) | Vladimir Lee Frunze Armed Forces | 250 kg (112.5 + 137.5) | Victor Veretennikov "Labor" Volgograd | 247.5 kg (102.5 + 145) |
| Up to 60 kg | Nikolay Kolesnikov "Labor" Bugulma | 280 kg (125 + 155) | Vladimir Golovko "Petrel" Novosibirsk | 272.5 kg (112.5 + 160) | Vadim Baboshin Spartak Rybinsk | 270 kg (120 + 150) |
| Up to 67.5 kg | Valery Vergun Armed Forces Minsk | 307.5 kg (140 + 167.5) | Sergey Pevzner Armed Forces Rostov-on-Don | 307.5 kg (130 + 177.5) | Ravis Mukhametov Perm Armed Forces | 305 kg (132.5 + 172.5) |
| Up to 75 kg | Alexander Logutov "Labor" Novokuybyshevsk | 332.5 kg (142.5 + 190) | Valery Smirnov Armed Forces Leningrad | 330 kg (145 + 185) | Valery Utoplov Armed Forces Kiev | 325 kg (147.5 + 177.5) |
| Up to 82.5 kg | Valery Shariy Armed Forces Minsk | 362.5 kg (162.5 + 200) | Vadim Avzhyan Armed Forces Dnepropetrovsk | 350 kg (157.5 + 192.5) | Victor Lysenko Armed Forces Khabarovsk | 350 kg (160 + 190) |
| Up to 90 kg | David Riegert "Labor" Mines | 380 kg (170 + 210) | Adam Saidulaev Armed Forces of Grozny | 380 kg (172.5 + 207.5) | Sergey Poltoratsky Armed Forces Kiev | 375 kg (165 + 210) |
| Up to 100 kg | Sergey Arakelov Spartak Krasnodar | 392.5 kg (172.5 + 220) | Alym Achichaev "Vanguard" Dneprodzerzhinsk | 382.5 kg (172.5 + 210) | Sergey Kulakov "Harvest" Krasnodar | 380 kg (170 + 210) |
| Up to 110 kg | Valery Kuznichenko "Vanguard" of Brovara | 395 kg (170 + 225) | Yuri Zaitsev Armed Forces Dnepropetrovsk | 395 kg (170 + 225) | Robert Hovhannisyan Dynamo Yerevan | 392.5 kg (175 + 217.5) |
| Over 110 kg | Sultan Rakhmanov "Vanguard" Dnepropetrovsk | 430 kg (192.5 + 237.5) | Anatoly Povaga Armed Forces of Voroshilovgrad | 412.5 kg (175 + 237.5) | Valentin Kuzmin Dynamo Volgograd | 410 kg (180 + 230) |
Links
- M.L. Pharmacist . Weightlifting. Reference book . - M .: "Physical Culture and Sports", 1983. - 416 p.